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Bug #1293 UNC (\\server\share) pathnames don't work
Submitted: 1999-04-05 14:22 UTC Modified: 1999-04-05 17:30 UTC
From: mnc at nih dot gov Assigned:
Status: Closed Package: Other
PHP Version: 3.0.7 OS: NT
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [1999-04-05 14:22 UTC] mnc at nih dot gov 
$fp = fopen("\\server\share\file.txt");

fails, apparently because the doubled slash is removed by line 139 in fopen_wrappers.c prior to path validation. 

For this reason, escaping the path using a syntax such as "\\\\server\\share\\file.txt" can not work.

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 [1999-04-05 17:30 UTC] sas 
The backslash is the escape character of PHP3. You should write it as

fopen("\\\\server\\share\\file.txt");
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Ok, patch is in CVS, change will appear in PHP 3.0.8.
 
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